Training track

Chess Basics

For complete beginners, children and parents: the board, how every piece moves, check, checkmate, castling, en passant, stalemate and how to start a game. Every rule is practised on a live board.

  • How the pieces move
  • Check and checkmate
  • Special moves
  • Your first checkmates

Courses in this track

All 16 lessons online Complete beginner

Chess from Zero

Learn to play chess, step by step · by Kapilash Chess Academy

The complete beginner’s course. Learn the board, how every piece moves and captures, check and checkmate, castling, en passant, stalemate, how to write down moves and how to start a game. Every rule is practised on a live board: try-it boards in every lesson need no account, and 175 exercises check your answers. Ideal for children, parents and schools.

16 Lessons46 Diagrams175 Exercises
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